i suppose, but by technicality wouldn't it fall under the rule of not including illegal content??
If we couldn't include any illegal content in RPs, then doesn't that mean nobody could RP about any kind of violent acts, or drug use, or anything else similar to that? It would be extremely limiting. Writing about something illegal in a fictional medium is totally different than real people discussing or doing illegal things.
hm, okay. thank you for clarifying it for me
Eh, I dunno about that. Sure, I disagree with incestuous RPs - people can do them if they want, but you couldn't pay me to do one. Still, I do think it's totally reasonable to be curious about something in fiction but not at all in real life. For example, I'm fascinated by violent and/or manipulative psychopathic/sociopathic characters in fiction, and if they're well-written (and not just stupid stereotypes), then they tend to be my favorite characters in any given medium. I love them and find them interesting. Does that make me a violent or manipulative psychopath/sociopath? No. I can't bring myself to even hurt a fly. Does that mean I'd want to approach a violent psychopath/sociopath in real life? Not at all; I'd want to stay as far away from them as humanly possible.
I certainly see your point. My argument to that however is, it is not a natural thing to be interested in something such as incest.
I understand the point you're making here, but I'm not sure if incest and violence (even to the extent of psychopathy) are particularly comparable? I just feel that violence is a lot more widely accepted and portrayed in the media compared to incest, and that it's even normal for violence to exist in everyday life. But in the case of incest, a lot of the time it's viewed as very unsavory and morally incorrect, to say the least, and I was simply questioning if it should be allowed to be roleplayed and whether or not it being allowed was perhaps a step too far. With that being said, I do completely understand that at the end of the day, it isn't my business and people's roleplays are their own concern.
I find it odd that incest is considered really gross and morally wrong when violence should be considered just as bad. I mean, I agree, I do think incest is gross and I want nothing to do with it even in fiction, but I guess that's just something I find a little strange?? I have certain things I like and dislike in fiction, even if they're all equally morally wrong (if that makes sense), and at the end of the day I feel like it boils down to personal preference.
to dig this thread back up for the sole purpose of saying you don't think incest is a "that big of a deal" really wasn't needed, but thank you for giving me a useless notification.
